Rickmansworth War Memorial Statue

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Reference WMO/250346

Address:

Ricksmansworth Rose Garden

Rickmansworth

WD3 1RL

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Animal Figure
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The statue of a lion crushing an eagle was originally on top of the Main Rickmansworth memorial but was moved in 1978 to the grounds of the Council Offices, where it sits on a brick plinth, It forms the centre piece of the Rickmansworth Rose Garden wihich is opposite the council offices. This statue sculptured by Sir William Dick R.A. in 1920 and dedicated by the people of Rickmansworth as part of the war memorial for the 1914-18 Great War originally stood in Ebury Road. On 15th April 1978 it was re-erected here by the 1st Rickmansworth Scout Group as a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Project for Rickmansworth. This plaque was presented by The Rickmansworth Fine Arts Society. Sculptor: Sir William Reid Dick
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Grade II (England)

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